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Turkey STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik)
Alpagu
An ultra-lightweight, fixed-wing Turkish loitering munition designed for anti-personnel area-effect strikes under man-in-the-loop control, part of STM's tactical mini-UAV family alongside the rotary-wing Kargu.
Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-02
Pricing: Unit cost not publicly disclosed
Procurement snapshot
Availability & export
Türkiye export-licensed
SSB-administered; growing export programme, some Western sub-component dependencies.
Channel: Direct commercial / G2G
Fielded & proven
Operator data not public
Status: active.
Lifecycle cost (est.)
No public unit price to model from.
Interoperability
No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.
Derived guidance from public data — export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.
Full specifications
Performance
Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.
- Cruise speed
Sustained economical speed. Determines transit time to station.
- 72 km/h Stronger than 12% of UAVs
- Range
Maximum distance: ferry range for aircraft, operational range for vehicles, maximum engagement distance for missiles. Higher means more standoff or persistence.
- 8 km Bottom 3% of UAVs
- Endurance
Time on station. Critical for UAVs and patrol platforms — higher means longer persistent coverage.
- 0.3 h Bottom 2% of UAVs
Firepower
Armament, payload and guidance.
- Warhead
Warhead mass. Heavier generally means larger effect radius, at the cost of range.
- 0 kg Bottom 3% of UAVs
- Warhead type
Blast-fragmentation, shaped charge (HEAT), penetrator, thermobaric or nuclear-capable.
- Anti-personnel area-effect munition
Physical
Dimensions, weight and crew.
- Length
Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.
- 0.65 m
- Wingspan
Wingtip-to-wingtip span.
- 0.88 m
- Combat weight
Fully loaded weight. Lighter eases transport and bridging limits; heavier often means more armor.
- 2 kg
- Crew
Personnel required to operate. Fewer reduces exposure; autoloaders trade a loader for mechanical complexity.
- 0
Propulsion
Engine, power and fuel.
- Propulsion type
Turbofan, turboshaft, diesel, gas turbine, solid-fuel rocket, ramjet…
- Electric motor, fixed-wing
Sensors & avionics
Radar, sensor suite and datalinks.
- Sensors
IRST, EO/IR turrets, laser designators, sniper pods, thermal sights.
- EO/IR camera
- Datalink
Network connectivity: Link 16, MADL, national datalinks. Enables cooperative engagement.
- Encrypted two-way LOS datalink
Specifications compiled from public STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations — treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-02.
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What is the range of the STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) Alpagu? +
The STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) Alpagu has a maximum range of 8 km.
How much does the STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) Alpagu weigh? +
The STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) Alpagu has a combat weight of 2 kg.
How many crew does the STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) Alpagu require? +
The STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) Alpagu requires a crew of 0.
What is the STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) Alpagu used for? +
The STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) Alpagu is a uav / drone typically used for deep strike.
How much does the STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) Alpagu cost? +
STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) Alpagu: Unit cost not publicly disclosed. Defense program costs are rarely fully public and vary by contract and configuration.
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